Softball Preview: Sunlake Seahawks vs. Sickles Gryphons
The Sunlake Seahawks will face off against the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Sunlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Sunlake's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Clearwater by a score of 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sunlake.
Not much got past Mia Fields, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Clearwater off the board. Fields has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sunlake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Kah, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sickles was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 15-1 to Plant.
Sunlake's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. As for Sickles, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-22.
Sickles' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sunlake has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Sickles, though, as they've been averaging 11. Given Sunlake's sizable advantage in that area, Sickles will need to find a way to close that gap.
Sunlake took their win against Sickles in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Sunlake repeat their success, or does Sickles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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